Indiana egg farm’s lawsuit accuses supplier of faulty packaging
A major Indiana egg farm is suing a New Jersey packaging company, claiming its allegedly defective packaging resulted in thousands of dollars in lost product.
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State’s response ordered in execution stay request of Indiana death row inmate
The Indiana Supreme Court has ordered the state to submit motions in response to death row inmate Benjamin Ritchie’s counsel, who requested a stay and oral arguments last week.
The FBI mistakenly raided their Atlanta home. Now the Supreme Court will hear their lawsuit
On Tuesday, an attorney for Trina Martin will go before the U.S. Supreme Court to ask the justices to reinstate her 2019 lawsuit against the U.S. government accusing the agents of assault and battery, false arrest and other violations.
Here’s what died – and got dropped in – during the final hours of the Indiana legislative session
Controversial language targeting homeless Hoosiers, regulating marijuana-like products and cracking down on illicit massage parlors perished late Thursday — even as Indiana lawmakers crammed changes to a new property tax reform package into an unrelated agency bill to end the session.
Indiana lieutenant governor calls Three-Fifths Compromise ‘a great move’
Indiana’s lieutenant governor is facing backlash from some of the state’s religious and civil rights leaders after he called the Three-Fifths Compromise, which counted each Black enslaved person as three-fifths of a human being for the purposes of taxation and representation, “a great move” that led to the abolishment of slavery.
Disciplinary commission rejects Indiana AG Todd Rokita’s call to dismiss latest ethics complaint
In a 44-page brief, Adrienne Meiring, executive director of the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission, called Rokita’s motion “procedurally improper” and “meritless.”
South Bend man sentenced to 10 years in prison for fentanyl pill possession
U.S. District Judge Damon Leichty sentenced James Dockins, 37, of South Bend to 128 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl.
Trump administration abruptly reverses termination of legal status for international students
More than 1,200 students nationwide previously had lost their legal status or had visas revoked, leaving them at risk for deportation.
Indianapolis attorney is part of Trump push to change culture on campus
On leave from Bose McKinney & Evans LLP, Tom Wheeler is part of the Trump administration’s inter-agency Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism, which is in a battle with Harvard University.
Indiana Legislature adopts tight budget with cigarette tax hike, widespread cuts
The Indiana Legislature approved a pared-down $46.2 billion state budget bill early Friday morning that will triple the state’s cigarette tax and cut funding for a wide swath of entities and programs.
Final legislative flurry includes bills on health care, absenteeism and school accountability
Thursday alone saw more than two dozen proposals sent to Gov. Mike Braun’s desk, including those dealing with education “deregulation,” pharmaceutical pricing and public retiree bonuses.
Public broadcasting support eliminated in newly passed Indiana budget
More than $7 million earmarked to support PBS and NPR affiliates across Indiana, including WFYI in Indianapolis, did not survive late changes to the state budget.
Last-minute budget addition gives Braun full control over IU board
The nine-member board serves as the governing body for the state’s largest postsecondary institution, overseeing major decisions related to policy, finances and leadership appointments.
Indiana lawmakers send hospital pricing legislation to Braun
The legislation threatens to strip the state’s largest hospital systems of their nonprofit status if their prices exceed state average prices.
Partisan school board bill narrowly avoids tie vote, goes to governor
Indiana is set to join the handful of states running partisan school board elections after a squeaker of a final vote Thursday—pending a decision from Republican Gov. Mike Braun.
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow ban on transgender members of the military to take effect, for now
The administrations asks tht the court should allow the ban to take effect nationwide, except for the seven service members and one aspiring member of the military who sued.
Legislature eliminates courts in some counties, adds to others
The plan is not as sweeping as the one initially approved by the Indiana Senate on April 16. Still, the compromise measure would cut nine judicial posts in four counties and add 8 judicial jobs in four others.
Braun: State investigating possible ‘impropriety’ at IEDC, freezing venture capital funds
The actions stem from growing concerns over how the state conducts economic development activities, how much it spends on those activities and how transparent it is about its business.
Federal judge blocks Trump push to cut funding to public schools over diversity programs
The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by the National Education Association and the American Civil Liberties Union.
Indiana attorney general opposes Terre Haute hospital merger
He said the merger would create a regional monopoly that “would impose a negative impact on Hoosiers in the area seeking quality health care and affordable costs.”